#152 in Thriller
Sycamore Row
- 545
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 28 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
“Sycamore Row” brings back Jake Brigance in a carefully built legal thriller with vivid courtroom scenes. The case is a fight over a rich man’s will, and race is once more part of the story; it shares characters with “A Time to Kill” but stands as a separate tale. Some readers find the long approach to the trial dull, lawyers wrangling over money, and say the book takes off in its last hundred pages; others are held throughout.
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About the book
Sycamore Row is a legal thriller novel by American author John Grisham published by Doubleday on October 22, 2013. The novel reached the top spot in the US best-seller list. It is preceded by A Time to Kill and followed by A Time for Mercy.
Reading order · Jake Brigance
Full order & progress →- A Time to KillStart here
7.87.8 / 10 - Sycamore RowThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - A Time for Mercy
7.77.7 / 10 - Sparring Partners: NovellasSparring Partners: Novellas–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 137 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 48% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 8 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 129 | 94% |
Frequently asked
How long is Sycamore Row?
It has 545 pages — longer than 86% of the ranked books in Thriller.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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